Malaysia – Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has sued former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for defamation over allegations that he requested the latter’s aid to resolve or delay his court matters. Ahmad Zahid, 69, filed the complaint in the High Court on April 4 through Messrs Shahrul Hamidi & Haziq, naming Muhyiddin, 74, as the …

Malaysia – On May 26, the case of Datuk Peter Anthony, the former Sabah Minister of Infrastructure Development, will be determined whether guilty or not of faking a contract letter for maintenance and repair of the mechanical and electrical system (M&E) of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). Judge Azura Alwi of the Sessions Court set the date after hearing both the …

Malaysia – The Sessions Court sentenced Indonesian Ellis Andreyani to two years in prison on March 23 after she confessed to physically abusing a one-year-old toddler in her care last year. The 47-year-old woman has lived in Malaysia for seven years and is married to a Malaysian. When Sessions Court judge Mazdi Abdul Hamid read the punishment, he added, “The …

Malaysia – Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin did not request an RM3.5 million commission from the investment agency to authorize the RM150 million investment in Public Mutual unit trust, according to the Sessions Court. Madhi Abdul Hamid, a Public Mutual Berhad investment agent, stated in a meeting with the MP for Kinabatangan and many other persons at Hotel Intercontinental in …

Malaysia – The Court of Appeal upheld the Sessions Court’s ruling that actor and singer Datuk Ahmad Azhar Osman, commonly known as Awie, settle RM80,000 in damages to his ex-wife Rozana Misbun for assault. Rozana launched a civil complaint against Awie in 2017 demanding damages for injuries sustained during the assaults, which she said occurred in three locations, including the …

Malaysia – Datuk Lokman Noor Adam, a former UMNO Supreme Council member, has been recently accused in the Sessions Court for disseminating Covid-19 false news through audio visual recordings in April and May of this year. Lokman, 48, however, pleaded not guilty when Judge MM Edwin Paramjothy read the two counts to him. On May 3 at 10.55 p.m. and …

The defense, being led by Lawyer Haijan Omar, representing Syed Saddiq had submitted a motion to transfer the cases from the Sessions Court to the High Court, which will be heard by judge Mohamed Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, a Muar MP, pled not guilty to two counts of money laundering involving RM100,000. It was read to him again before …